While Dartmouth was finishing off Fordham yesterday (BGA Overtime story), here's how the rest of the Big Green's 2025 opponents were faring:
Princeton 40, Brown 21
The Tigers had a field day against the Bears with Ethan Clark running for 120 yards and a touchdown and quarterback Kai Colón tcompleting 19-of-29 throws for 212 yards and two touchdowns. Princeton forced four turnovers (three interceptions and a fumble recovery) while improving to 3-2 and 2-0 in the Ivy League. Brown is also 3-2 but 0-2 in the conference. The game drew 4,304 to Brown Stadium.
Penn 35, Columbia 21
Penn quarterback Liam O’Brien passed for four touchdowns and ran for another while Jared Richardson was hauling in six passes for 157 yards and three touchdowns, the last covering 76 yards. Penn is now 4-1 and tied with Harvard atop the Ivy standings at 2-0. For the Lions (1-4, 0-2 Ivy), backup quarterback Caleb Sanchez returned from injury and passed for 311 yards and two touchdowns, but the home team could manage just 55 yards on the ground. A crowd of 12,704 looked on at the northern tip of Manhattan.
Harvard 31, Merrimack 7
Crimson quarterback Jaden Craig passed for 305 yards and one touchdown while tailback DJ Gordon needed just eight carries to run for 104 yards and two touchdowns as Harvard broke open what had been a one-score game midway through the third quarter. The Crimson scored the afternoon's final 21 points to improve to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in conference. Merrimack an for 189 yards, but managed just 118 yards through the air, completing 13-of-29 throws with an interception. The Warriors fell to 3-5 in front of 5,661 at Harvard Stadium.
Yale 47, Stonehill 7
Jaxton Santiago piled up 150 yards on just five receptions including a 48-yard touchdown for the Bulldogs, who pitched a shutout until the visitors got on the board with 35 seconds remaining. Dante Reno threw for 267 yards and one touchdown. Yale improved to 3-2 overall (1-1 Ivy) while Stonehill, which had Penn on the ropes in the Quakers’ opener, is 2-5 and 1-1 in the Northeast Conference. A crowd of 4,166 at Yale Bowl saw the Bulldogs outgain Stonehill in total offense, 481 yards to 152 yards.
Cornell 30, Bucknell 20
The Big Red (1-4, 0-2 Ivy) ran for 232 yards in winning for the first time this fall. Tailback Jordan Triplett had 102 yards on the ground and quarterback Garrett Bass-Sulpizio ran for a couple of touchdowns while also throwing for 164 yards and one score against the Bison (4-4, 1-2 Patriot). Keith Williams had two interceptions for Cornell, which hadn’t won since surprising Dartmouth in Week 9 one year ago. The game drew a crowd of 4,205 to Schoellkopf Field
New Hampshire 24, Campbell 10
Trailing, 10-9, as the fourth quarter neared the midway point, the Wildcats used a Matt Vezza touchdown pass and two-point conversion, and a Vezza TD run to improve to 4-4 overall and 2-2 in the CAA. Campbell , which managed just seven first downs, fell to 2-6 and 2-2 in the CAA with the loss before 4,369 in Buies Creek, N.C.
Central Connecticut 24, Wagner 17
The Blue Devils (5-3, 3-0 Northeast Conference) won in overtime for the second time in their three-game winning streak. Wagner (1-6, 0-2 Northeast) jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter with help from an 82-yard fumble return for a touchdown. Central Connecticut scored the next 17 points only to have Wagner tie the game on a field goal in the third quarter. Safety Chris Jean saved the day for the Blue Devils with an interception in the end zone with 2:40 left in regulation, and quarterback Brady Olson clinched the win with an 11-yard touchdown run in overtime before 2,467 on Staten Island.
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